Sarah

@writesaidsarah.bsky.social

I post about my cats ⭐ Chicago-based, frequent traveler ⭐ Movie/book reviews and other passing thoughts here: https://www.howsmyliving.com/

As a millennial the Iraq war was when I learned America felt no responsibility for human life abroad and hurricane Katrina was when I learned it felt no responsibility for American lives either

Finally dropping the many, many books I've pruned from my shelves off at Open Books after they've been sitting in bags for uhhh an embarrassingly long amount of time, please clap

Bay Area friends: A friend found these small kittens behind a gas station and we've been trying to find them a home for almost two months. For now, they live in a small bathroom. Would you consider adopting? They are vaxxed, neutered, and incredibly affectionate. Please help!

Photo of three kittens. Two are orange; one is black. Photo of two orange kittens in a cage.Photos of two orange cats in a shower. Photo of two orange cats, one black, and one dark gray.

One thing I know as a resident of the great city of Chicago (home of Sox Park, Marshall Field’s, and the Sears Tower) is no one can make you call anything anything

"Some of us are illegal & some are not wanted Our work contract's out & we have to move on But it's 600 miles to that Mexican border They chase us like outlaws, like rustlers, like thieves You won't have a name when you ride the big airplane All they will call you will be deportee" - Woody & Dolly

Evan Greer@evangreer.bsky.social · last wk.

I was today years old when I learned Dolly Parton recorded Woody Guthrie's song "Deportee (Plane Wreck At Los Gatos)" in 1980. It's a heartbreaking song about immigration and specifically deportation plane that crashed in 1948 killing dozens of Mexican "bracero" workers. Her version is beautiful💔

I distinctly remember the late 80s/early 90s where she was constantly in tabloids that were all focused on scrutinizing her body/appearance/plastic surgery. As a child snooping through grandma's magazines, I knew her for that long before I knew anything about her as a musician or a human being.

Delaney InfiniteSnow ❄️@infinitesnow.bsky.social · last wk.

people will try to rewrite history like "ooooh everyone loved dolly! everyone knew dolly was talented and special" NO. there were very many people who treated dolly like GARBAGE before she was THE dolly parton, and yet it's because she outlasted all of them that she became so unmatchably beloved

FOR THE RECORD: If you did not immediately understand that sentence, you still have a chance to save yourself. Take it! Run! It’s too late for the rest of us, but you can live free!